Simandres

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Simandres

Total population

1,855

Elevation178 m

Land area10.45 km²

Coordinates45.62°, 4.87°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Simandres is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Ennemond Gaultier

French lutenist and composer

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Sébastien Grimaldi

French footballer

Camille Vallin

French politician (1918-2009)

Djamel Bouras

French judoka

Claude de la Colombière

French Jesuit priest and saint (1641-1682)

S

Stéphane Simian

French tennis player

Anthony Lopez

Portuguese footballer

L

Lucien Bénière

French sculptor (1922–2012)

Étienne Blanc

French politician

Sylvain Marconnet

French rugby union player

Khaled Lemmouchia

Algerian footballer

A

Adrien Rougier

French conductor and composer (1892–1984)

A

Alexandre-Amédée Dupuy Delaroche

French painter (1819-1887)

José Sellier

French photographer and filmmaker (1850-1922)

C

Camille Rolland

French politician

C

Claude Drevet

French printmaker (1697-1781)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Montagny
  6.1 mi away · pop. 3,200
• Ampuis
  9.6 mi away · pop. 2,751
• Messimy
  11 mi away · pop. 3,543
• Condrieu
  12.1 mi away · pop. 3,933
• Beauvoir-de-Marc
  12.3 mi away · pop. 1,112
• Meyzieu
  12.5 mi away · pop. 35,882
• Bonnefamille
  12.5 mi away · pop. 1,096
• Vaugneray
  13.1 mi away · pop. 5,571
• Cheyssieu
  13.4 mi away · pop. 1,036
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  13.7 mi away · pop. 5,900
• Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
  14.5 mi away · pop. 3,784
• Clonas-sur-Varèze
  14.8 mi away · pop. 1,519

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-09

Cricket-bat Orbweaver

Mangora acalypha

Seen 2026-06-09

heart longhorn beetle

Stictoleptura cordigera

Seen 2026-06-09

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-06-09

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-06-09

Anthrenus angustefasciatus

Anthrenus angustefasciatus

Seen 2026-06-09

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-06-09

Cryptocephalus vittatus

Cryptocephalus vittatus

Seen 2026-06-09

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Simandres, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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